megatronus wrote:whiners wrote:Waaaaahhhh!
The whole line a failure? Now THAT'S laughable.
Some figures are better than others, and some are plain bad, but there are plenty of winners.
Drama queens have feeling too, you know.
megatronus wrote:whiners wrote:Waaaaahhhh!
The whole line a failure? Now THAT'S laughable.
Some figures are better than others, and some are plain bad, but there are plenty of winners.
shajaki wrote:
Autobot tap out wrote:
i hope y'all realize once Va'al gets back from wherever and reads these post insulting his favorite character , somebody's not going to be a happy camper
LOST Cybertronian wrote: He is currently tied up in the Seibertron.com basement. When we see fit to let him go, you can be sure he will give his opinions on the subject.
D-Maximus_Prime wrote: I thought the Daleks had him?
Hellscream9999 wrote: They do
The truth is revealed
Shockwave7 wrote:TL;Dr
-Kanrabat- wrote:YEah, too many Transformers are in a serious need of a good rim job.
Blast Cannon wrote:This thread is brilliant. Duragrip you are a gloriously weird sexual deviant and I love it.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:I thought this dude was Armor Knight Optimus Prime. Did they change the name again? If so that would be the 3rd name he has gone by. Ultimate Power Mode...Armor Knight...Silver Knight, at least the Target exclusive looks like a toy that is named Silver Knight Optimus Prime.
mooncake623 wrote:LOST Cybertronian wrote:I thought this dude was Armor Knight Optimus Prime. Did they change the name again? If so that would be the 3rd name he has gone by. Ultimate Power Mode...Armor Knight...Silver Knight, at least the Target exclusive looks like a toy that is named Silver Knight Optimus Prime.
BBTS, TFsource calls itAD31 Ultimate Power Mode Optimus Prime
AmiAmi, HLJ calls it AD31 Silver Knight Optimus Prime
Maybe it's a Japan, US naming thing. I believe the Japanese.
Shockwave7 wrote:The extreme of this is Voyager Galvatron, which is nothing BUT a fold-up shell over a robot interior
-Kanrabat- wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:The extreme of this is Voyager Galvatron, which is nothing BUT a fold-up shell over a robot interior
AoE Leader Galvatron is a marvel of engeneering. Looking closely, it's impossible to tell it's a transforming toy. either by looking at the bot or the vehicle!
Worth owning.
SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Probably just adding fuel to the fire, but the only AOE OP I'm getting is the DMK kit. I know it doesn't transform, but it works for me. I've been displaying ROTF leader OP as well as all my other TF's for years, and they've been in bot mode ever since I put them there. I might as well get a more accurate representation of AOE OP, since I probably won't ever transform him once he gets on that display shelf.
-Kanrabat- wrote:SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Probably just adding fuel to the fire, but the only AOE OP I'm getting is the DMK kit. I know it doesn't transform, but it works for me. I've been displaying ROTF leader OP as well as all my other TF's for years, and they've been in bot mode ever since I put them there. I might as well get a more accurate representation of AOE OP, since I probably won't ever transform him once he gets on that display shelf.
As emgo316 put it, "Why not? Dare I say, why not?"
Both of those names are wrong.mooncake623 wrote:LOST Cybertronian wrote:I thought this dude was Armor Knight Optimus Prime. Did they change the name again? If so that would be the 3rd name he has gone by. Ultimate Power Mode...Armor Knight...Silver Knight, at least the Target exclusive looks like a toy that is named Silver Knight Optimus Prime.
BBTS, TFsource calls itAD31 Ultimate Power Mode Optimus Prime
AmiAmi, HLJ calls it AD31 Silver Knight Optimus Prime
Maybe it's a Japan, US naming thing. I believe the Japanese.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
megatronus wrote:TimothyR wrote:shajaki wrote:agreed. as many others have pointed out, matching a toy to the actual movie model is damn near impossible. the silver knight prime from the movie has ZERO kibble. he cant conceivably transform into his iconic truck mode.TheVenocWarlord wrote:Pray tell how they could make it more movie accurate? It's going to have back kibble no matter what. Or are you the type that's G1 or nothing?Shockwave7 wrote:If you like movie4 leader Optimus - buy it. More power to you.
But to me, it's a clumsy, kibble-shackled mold that bears only a passing resemblance to the lithe, flexible CGI model they used for the movie. All the action sequences I saw showed Prime with a form-fitting, almost organic humanoid physique, that had extremely pliable armor plating. This toy? Nope.
Easy pass. Evasion Prime was the only no-brainer purchase of the lot, and that, only because it was so G1-friendly. So far the movie4 assortment has been a huge letdown.
Really, most of the Movie Generations are great, as is the Generations line in general.
great? that's laughable.
these figures are awful. they're cheap feeling, they lack paint, they lack articulation, and they're tiny. so no, they're FAR from great.
you're telling me that, had hasbro put in more effort, the shoulder kibble couldn't have folded up neater? the waist panels couldn't have folded up more neatly? the fuel tanks on his back couldn't have been hidden somewhere?
see.. i believe they could've done all of that.. but no, not with a simplistic line like this, that would add too many steps.. cause, you know, that's way too many steps for a kid.. cause.. apparently there are tons of kids out there with $47 to purchase this thing.
the whole line has been a failure.. there are two main line bad guys TWO. the on screen dinobots aren't even close to being in scale and aren't even close to being colored correctly.. as for the main autobots.. if you want those figure colored correctly, you're going to have to pay extra. it's ridiculous.
The whole line a failure? Now THAT'S laughable.
Some figures are better than others, and some are plain bad, but there are plenty of winners.
TimothyR wrote: I understand that not every figure is going to be perfect.. But I expect the good to outweigh the bad.. It doesn't with this line.. Now take a figure like Takara's armada starscream.. No ankle pivots, no wrist swivel, simpler transformation.. Yet it's a great figure because it has a wonderful paint job, an accurate color scheme, looks good in both modes, and everything stays secure in jet mode. That's a winner.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
TimothyR wrote:megatronus wrote:TimothyR wrote:shajaki wrote:agreed. as many others have pointed out, matching a toy to the actual movie model is damn near impossible. the silver knight prime from the movie has ZERO kibble. he cant conceivably transform into his iconic truck mode.TheVenocWarlord wrote:Pray tell how they could make it more movie accurate? It's going to have back kibble no matter what. Or are you the type that's G1 or nothing?Shockwave7 wrote:If you like movie4 leader Optimus - buy it. More power to you.
But to me, it's a clumsy, kibble-shackled mold that bears only a passing resemblance to the lithe, flexible CGI model they used for the movie. All the action sequences I saw showed Prime with a form-fitting, almost organic humanoid physique, that had extremely pliable armor plating. This toy? Nope.
Easy pass. Evasion Prime was the only no-brainer purchase of the lot, and that, only because it was so G1-friendly. So far the movie4 assortment has been a huge letdown.
Really, most of the Movie Generations are great, as is the Generations line in general.
great? that's laughable.
these figures are awful. they're cheap feeling, they lack paint, they lack articulation, and they're tiny. so no, they're FAR from great.
you're telling me that, had hasbro put in more effort, the shoulder kibble couldn't have folded up neater? the waist panels couldn't have folded up more neatly? the fuel tanks on his back couldn't have been hidden somewhere?
see.. i believe they could've done all of that.. but no, not with a simplistic line like this, that would add too many steps.. cause, you know, that's way too many steps for a kid.. cause.. apparently there are tons of kids out there with $47 to purchase this thing.
the whole line has been a failure.. there are two main line bad guys TWO. the on screen dinobots aren't even close to being in scale and aren't even close to being colored correctly.. as for the main autobots.. if you want those figure colored correctly, you're going to have to pay extra. it's ridiculous.
The whole line a failure? Now THAT'S laughable.
Some figures are better than others, and some are plain bad, but there are plenty of winners.
"Plenty of winners"... Really? You can't actually believe that... Who.. Who is a winner?
Deluxe drift?.. With that paint job, nah.. A robot that comes with FOUR swords yet has no wrist rotation.. That's not winning to me.. No ankle pivots.. It's 2014 and the damn figure costs $16, I expect its feet to stand flush.
Or how bout new bumblebee.. Once again the ankles aren't articulated, his "battle mask" aka his battle sun glasses are just plain bad. Hasbro still hasn't figured out the yellow paint vs yellow plastic problem. So.. Yet another figure that I wouldn't consider a winner.
Deluxe scorn.. First off DELUXE scorn is the first problem, it should've been a voyager.. It's red, which is ridiculous. It's got a tail arm, which is perfectly fine because it's accurate.. But not a single joint in the tail itself? Really? That's just crazy. This figure comes close to being a winner but there's just too much wrong with it.
Now you could say voyager hound.. Which I'm on the fence about.. I'm not a fan of his feet at all, they really make him difficult to balance. All of the weapons are really cool but the fact that his arms and wrists aren't articulated enough to get the best possible poses is a shame. which is similar to drifts problems. His color, like all of the figures is plain wrong.. And, for me at least, getting his weapons to stay tabbed in in truck mode is an absolute nightmare.. It's to the point where I don't even bother putting them on the truck.
Galvatron comes close to being a winner.. But he's got no depth.. His color is awful, all of the molded details are lost, no wrist articulation.. And again he should've been larger.
The rest of the line doesn't even come close to winning.. Not by a long shot.
I understand that not every figure is going to be perfect.. But I expect the good to outweigh the bad.. It doesn't with this line.. Now take a figure like Takara's armada starscream.. No ankle pivots, no wrist swivel, simpler transformation.. Yet it's a great figure because it has a wonderful paint job, an accurate color scheme, looks good in both modes, and everything stays secure in jet mode. That's a winner.
And don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed the movies, they're not great but they're fun.. And I've really enjoyed the toys.. But AOE doesn't have any gems in the line.. It doesn't have figures like ROTF leader prime, leader starscream, leader ironhide, human alliance jazz, human alliance soundwave, human alliance barricade, voyager bludgeon, deluxe battle blades bumblebee, and so on.. This line just doesn't have any figures where in a couple years, when the engineering declines even further, we're going to say, "man, I wish they still made figures the way they were in AOE".
Metro Prime wrote::x SO ADORABLE...Must...resist...buying...multiples!
Delta Magnus wrote:
>complaining about wrist swivels and ankle tilts on Transformers
>>>TFW2005
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